Description
This is a rare souvenir program from the Pre-Broadway tryouts of the OLE OLSEN and CHIC JOHNSON musical revue "LAFFING ROOM ONLY!" at the Shubert Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts. (The production would open December 23rd, 1944 at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City and run for 232 performances.) ..... The show starred OLSEN & JOHNSON and featured FRANK LIBUSE, BETTY GARRETT, WILLIE, WEST & McGINTY, MATA & HARI, KATHRYN LEE, ETHEL OWEN, PAT BREWSTER, IDA JAMES, MARGOT BRANDER, SHANNON DEAN, KENNY BUFFETT, CATHERINE JOHNSON, LOU WILLS, JR., FRANCES HENDERSON, PENNY EDWARDS, WILLIAM ARCHIBALD, JEAN MOOREHEAD and FRED WARING'S GLEE CLUB ..... CREDITS: Book by OLSEN & JOHNSON; Music and Lyrics by BURTON LANE ("Hold on to Your Hats", "Finian's Rainbow", "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever", "Carmelina"); Sets designed by STEWART CHANEY; Costumes designed by BILLY LIVINGSTON; Choreographed by ROBERT ALTON; Comedy Directed by EDWARD CLINE; Directed by JOHN MURRAY ANDERSON; Produced by the Messrs. LEE and J. J. SHUBERT and OLSEN & JOHNSON ..... DETAILS: The oversized sixteen page program measures 8 1/2" X 11" inches and includes full production credits, promotional text, photos and bios of each of the leading actors and several staged photos from the show ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light soiling along the seam, this program is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.
